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Explore our Development hub to learn more about the science behind how young people develop. What makes every child unique? How does the brain grow? Do genes define children’s outcomes? Is there a right way to parent? Why is play so powerful for children’s development? How can caregivers build children’s self-esteem? Discover the latest in child psychology, cognition, neuroscience, genetics, and health.

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Hinah Mian / 28 August 2025

Interviews Learning & Education Development Equity Education policy

School leaders work together in Ghana.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 26 August 2025

Articles Development Parenting and childcare Mental health

A child hugs a teddy bear.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 21 August 2025

Interviews Development Genetics Equity

An adult looks at a baby in a cot who is playing with factors that will affect their development.

Nina Alonso / 22 July 2025

Podcasts Learning & Education Development Teaching methods Education systems

Melissa Hogenboom / 15 July 2025

Articles Development Parenting and childcare Individual differences

A mother and a daughter are sitting on a couch having a conversation.

Pablo Mayorga and Solange Denervaud / 3 July 2025

Articles Learning & Education Development Teaching methods Education systems

A group of children problem solve together.

Kathryn Bates / 1 July 2025

Narrated Technology Development Technology and society Education policy

Teens are standing next to each other while looking at their phones.

Andrea Paula Goldin, Michelle Dinneen-White, Benjamin Herold / 30 June 2025

Articles Development Play Parenting and childcare

A father and his children laugh together.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 26 June 2025

Interviews Development Diversity

A child wears a colorful blanket of learning themes beside an adult.

Meeri Kim / 19 June 2025

Articles Development Psychology Parenting and childcare

A boy types on a laptop while glancing sideways cheekily.

Aisha Schnellmann / 9 June 2025

Interviews Learning & Education Development Language Education policy

A child and an adult are using a tablet to learn.

Michael S. C. Thomas / 5 June 2025

Narrated Learning & Education Development Education systems Education policy

A teacher is writing in a notebook.

Explore the latest news, research and opinions about child development and learning

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 28 July 2026

Articles Development Psychology 21st century skills

Children learn and play in a tree house.

Chunyan Yang / 23 July 2026

Articles Learning & Education Individual differences

Students learn about robotics in an interactive classroom session.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 7 July 2026

Interviews Learning & Education Development STEM Learning environments

Children learn math through physical movement.

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Alice Aizza / 15 September 2026

Articles Technology Development Education technology AI

Two kids fix a small robotic car toy together.

Libby Hills and Owen Henkel / 18 June 2026

Podcasts Technology Development AI

Amy Orben / 22 April 2026

Articles Technology Development Parenting and childcare AI

A parent and child work on a tablet together.

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Annie Brookman-Byrne / 8 September 2026

Interviews Society Development Equity Education policy

A researcher observes a family as they care for and play with one another within a nurturing environment they've created.

Fotini Vasilopoulos and Lucinda (Lucy) Grummitt / 1 September 2026

Articles Development Mental health

A little girl is playing pretend with a toy stethoscope and a toy syringe.

Roisin Perry and Iroise Dumontheil / 27 August 2026

Articles Development Psychology Equity

Children complete schoolwork together.

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